Why It’s Important to Own Your Content

Women holding cell phone, working on laptop, in front of glass window.

For years I’ve been repeating the same mantra to clients and anyone who will listen:

You don’t control Facebook, Instagram, Medium, LinkedIn or any other third-party site.

Or how their algorithms decide who sees your content.

Own your content. Publish on your own website.

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Takeaways from Accessibility as a Journey: Rationales and Practical Tips for Making Sites Accessible

Screenshot of Bet Hannon's presentation on YouTube showing thumbnail image of Bet Hannon next to slide with title What is Website Accessibility with a man in a wheelchair.

In her Accessibility as a Journey: Rationales and Practical Tips for Making Sites Accessible presentation at WordCamp US 2021, Bet Hannon shared her journey and insights in creating accessible websites.

Hannon explained how her agency’s journey started with one client that was concerned about the accessibility of their site. And how that spurred their agency to learn more about accessibility to support the client.

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Photo of the Week: Cape May Warbler in Fall Plumage

Small gray and yellow bird with short, sharp billperched on hanging bare tree branch, green foilage in the background.

What a treat to find and identify a Cape May Warbler along the shore of Lake Erie this weekend!

Every fall I go through the steps of re-learning how to identify migrating warblers on their way to places further south of Michigan.

This year was no different.

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